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Farley

//ˈfɑɹli// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 2
    A hamlet north of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3807).
  3. 3
    A hamlet north of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6302).
  4. 4
    A hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0744).
  5. 5
    A village in Wiltshire, England.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.
  2. 7
    A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
  3. 8
    A census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. 9
    A village in Platte County, Missouri, United States.
  5. 10
    An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. 11
    A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
  7. 12
    A male given name transferred from the surname. rare

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.

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